High School Musical DVD Released May 23

The DVD of "High School Musical" will be released on May 23rd.

The Disney Channel musical, which has become a sort of cultural phenomenon, will feature two versions (the original telecast and the singalong versions) and extra features on its DVD--a "Learn the Dance Moves" feature led by the film's director and choreographer Kenny Ortega, a previously unseen music video for "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," the music video of "We're All In This Together" and a Behind-The-Scenes feature.

"The comedic family musical movie tells the story of Troy and Gabriella -- two teens who are worlds apart -- who meet at a karaoke contest and discover their mutual love for music. Gabriella Montez is a shy, studious new student at East High School; but that all changes when she is forced to sing at a karaoke contest with Troy Bolton, the captain of the school's basketball team. After spending time with each other, both realize they share a passionate love for music and singing. But will they retain this love when their school is telling them they cannot be together?," state press notes. Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman, Alyson Reed (Marilyn: An American Fable, A Chorus Line film), Bart Johnson and Joey Miyashima are featured in "High School Musical"'s cast.

The "High School Musical" soundtrack reached the top of the Billboard charts and has sold over 142,000 copies. It recently became the first full-length feature film available for purchase on Apple iTunes.

"High School Musical," directed and choreographed by Ortega (the film Newsies, Marilyn: An American Fable), has broken a number of other records. First shown on the Disney channel on January 20th, 2005, the movie led to a soundtrack that within seven weeks of its release, climbed to #1 on the Billboard pop chart -- the first time that an original movie TV soundtrack has done so and the first time that a TV soundtrack has made the chart's top spot since 1986's "Miami Vice" soundtrack. A "High School Musical" sequel also is in the works, and theatre companies will soon be able to license a stage version from Music Theatre International.

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